It should be pretty straightforward to check the alcohol level in your wine. You just look at the label. But it is not that simple. Maybe there is more than the label states. Or less.
The EU now allows de-alcoholised wines to use geographical designations of origin (IGP, AOP, etc.). But it is up to each country’s appellations to decide whether to allow it in their local rules. It is
We often hear comments from people that the alcohol content of today’s wines is much higher than it used to be. Today, there are techniques that can reduce the alcohol content of a wine or
People sometimes complain that there is too much alcohol in wine. In a warm climate, however, it is not always easy to produce wines with lower alcohol content. When ripe grapes, rich in sugar, ferment
Michel Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley is fond of saying controversial things. A few weeks ago he talked in Drinks Business about how to best get rid of some of the alcohol in high alcohol
Less is not always more when it comes to alcohol in wine Apparently there is a huge interest in the world for wines with low alcohol contents. On www.decanter.com we read about a report by
There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the strongest wine in the world”, naturally fermented, excluding fortified wines. It started some time back with
Actually, that is exactly what the Swedish monopolist retailer Systembolaget has launched, but of the flavoured kind, called “snaps”, or aquavit if you prefer. Basically, aquavit is just a white spirit (vodka is a good
There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the stongest wine in the world”, naturally fermented, excluding fortified wines. It started some time back with
It should be pretty straightforward to check the alcohol level in your wine. You just look at the label. But it is not that simple.
The EU now allows de-alcoholised wines to use geographical designations of origin (IGP, AOP, etc.). But it is up to each country’s appellations to decide
We often hear comments from people that the alcohol content of today’s wines is much higher than it used to be. Today, there are techniques
People sometimes complain that there is too much alcohol in wine. In a warm climate, however, it is not always easy to produce wines with
Michel Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley is fond of saying controversial things. A few weeks ago he talked in Drinks Business about how to best
Less is not always more when it comes to alcohol in wine Apparently there is a huge interest in the world for wines with low
There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the strongest wine in the world”, naturally
Actually, that is exactly what the Swedish monopolist retailer Systembolaget has launched, but of the flavoured kind, called “snaps”, or aquavit if you prefer. Basically,
There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the stongest wine in the world”, naturally
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